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Nix v. Hedden

149 U.S. 304 (1893)

Tags: Legislation and Regulation, Ordinary Meaning

tl;dr: The ordinary meaning of a tomato is that it’s a vegetable, and thus a tomato counts as a vegetable for purposes of the Tariff Act regulating vegetables.

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Nix v. Hedden

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Facts:The plaintiff made an international shipment of tomatoes to New...

Holding:Holding (Gray): A court should presume that the legislature writes...

Nix v. Hedden

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